Specific activities covered by the Register

Main EU initiatives, policies and legislative files followed by the organisation:

The year 2014 is a historic year for Europe as it marks the beginning of both devastating World Wars, that of WWI 100 years ago and that of WWII 65 years ago. It also marks the ending of dictatorships and the beginning of democratic eras in many parts of Europe. In Portugal, the Carnation Revolution led to the fall of the Estado Novo and opened up the way to democracy 40 years ago. Also 40 years ago, the Greek Military junta collapsed after seven years of brutal oppression. And 25 years ago the (mostly) peaceful revolutions in Eastern and Central Europe led to the fall of the Iron Curtain and, fifteen years later, the ‘Eastern enlargement’ of the European Union.

Euroscepticism has its roots in a lack of knowledge and understanding of European history and of the importance of EU institutions and policy for the daily life of citizens. The European Union Office of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung supports the process of European integration and strives to make its process transparent

Relevant policy implementation, public relations and communication activities such as projects, events and publications:

Due to our location in the capital of the European Union, the Brussels office of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung is able to perform a unique liaison function between the foundation’s international offices, its headquarters in Berlin, its partners, and the European and international institutions in based in Brussels. This special function is particularly reflected in our role as the host of visitor groups, ranging from brief expert visits to extended, intensive programmes for NGO representatives – so-called Capacity Buildings. The involvement of young political and environmental activists from the newer EU member states and candidate countries is a particularly important part of this work. The main aim of our visitors’ programme is to provide a platform for dialogue between our partners and decision-makers in Brussels, offering them the possibility to participate in political processes at an early stage. Partners from candidate countries also have the opportunity to network with European NGOs and to share the experiences of those in the newer member states, giving a valuable perspective to their work.

The Foundation focuses on the European Union's common foreign and security policy, on enlargement, as well as on the crisis regions in the Balkans and the Caucasus. The Foundation sees the promotion of political networks in Central and Eastern Europe as one of its priorities.

A particular focus of the Foundation's work is the promotion of sustainable development. As such, it supports projects that Work against the destruction of the global ecosystem and instead promote the development of renewable energies. Other goals that guide the Foundation's activities include overcoming patriarchal structures of domination and supporting conflict management and peace promotion measures in crisis areas.

Number of persons involved in the activities described in the box above

Number of persons involved from the organisation expressed in % of working time:

100%: 6
50%: 1

Number of persons involved:

7

Full time equivalent (FTE):

6.5

Complementary information:

Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises

First name

Surname

Start Date

End Date

Gladys Patricia

Jimenez Freeman-Morris

24/01/2015

22/01/2016

Klaus

Linsenmeier

11/02/2015

09/02/2016

Rebecca

Wagner

30/10/2014

28/10/2015

Cataldo

Caruso

24/01/2015

22/01/2016

Fields of interest

The organisation's fields of interests are:

Budget

Climate Action

Consumer Affairs

Culture

Development

Economic and Financial Affairs

Energy

Enlargement

Environment

External Relations

Foreign and Security Policy and Defence

General and Institutional Affairs

Humanitarian Aid

Public Health

Trans-European Networks

Transport

Youth

Membership and affiliation

Total number of members that are natural persons:

379

Member organisations:

The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries):

BELGIUM

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

POLAND

Membership of any associations/(con)federations/networks or other bodies:

European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP)

Financial data

Financial year:

01/2013
-
12/2013

Estimate of the annual costs related to activities covered by the register:

< 9,999 €

Total budget:

50,834 €

of which public financing:

49,812 €

Most recent financial information about funding received from the EU institutions:

No funding received from the EU institutions during the last closed financial year.

- from national sources:

48,812 €

- from local/regional sources:

1,000 €

from other sources:

1,022 €

- donations:

157 €

- contributions from members:

45 €

- Sonstiges :

820 €

Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:

Code of conduct

By its registration the organisation has signed the Transparency Register Code of Conduct.